This site (and genealogy research in general) is a work in progress. Do your own research. There are errors and omissions.
Home Search Login  
Print Bookmark
COLBATH, Dependence

COLBATH, Dependence

Male 1743 - 1838  (95 years)

 Set As Default Person    

Personal Information    |    Media    |    Notes    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name COLBATH, Dependence  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16] 
    Birth 17 Feb 1742/43  Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1776  Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7] 
    _MILT Dec 1777  New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Revolutionary War 
    _MILT 8 Mar 1778  New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 10] 
    _MILT 10 May 1781  New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Public Service 1790  Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Selectman 
    Residence 2 Aug 1790  Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    According to the census, in 1790, Dependence Colbath's family was the only Colbath family in Barnstead. There were nine people in the household; two males over 16, one under 16, and 6 females. 
    Residence 1810  Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 12, 17] 
    Residence 1830  Formerly Strafford County, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Burial 28 Jul 1838  Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Burial    		 Burial
    Revolutionary War Yes 
    Residence New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Residence New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Residence Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Residence Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Death 28 Jul 1838  Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Burial Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Person ID I2046  My Genealogy | Laviolette Ancestry, Laviolette Ancestry
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

    Father COLBATH, James,   b. 1715, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1800, Middleton, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother LEIGHTON, Olive,   b. 1720, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1800, Middleton, Strafford, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 1738  Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F616  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family WALKER, Eleanor,   b. 1750, Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1834, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 25 Nov 1773  Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 19] 
    Children 
    +1. COLBATH, Sarah "Sally",   b. Abt 1789, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Feb 1864, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. COLBATH, Lydia,   b. 1788, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jul 1836, Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. COLBATH, Jane,   b. 1783   d. 1839 (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. COLBATH, Independence,   b. New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Living
    Photos
    The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011    		The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
    Family ID F251  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Feb 1742/43 - Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Nov 1773 - Newington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1776 - Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps_MILT - Revolutionary War - Dec 1777 - New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps_MILT - 8 Mar 1778 - New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps_MILT - 10 May 1781 - New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPublic Service - Selectman - 1790 - Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - According to the census, in 1790, Dependence Colbath's family was the only Colbath family in Barnstead. There were nine people in the household; two males over 16, one under 16, and 6 females. - 2 Aug 1790 - Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1810 - Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 28 Jul 1838 - Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Jul 1838 - Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Barnstead, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    1830 United States Federal Census
    Compiled Service Records of Soldiers Who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War Page 3 - Compiled Service Reco
    U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
    Colbath Deeds in Barnstead
    The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
    Colbath and Adams Deeds in Barnstead
    Burial

  • Notes 
    • In the History and Genealogy of the Barnstead Early Families, Stuart Merrill asserted that Dependence Colbath was the son of Benjamin Colbath. This is incorrect. He is the son of James and Olive (Leighton) Colbath and Benjamin was his uncle. Benjamin did have a son named Dependence, but he was at leas 15 years younger than "our" Dependence and he also moved to New York state, where he died in 1840.

      In 1816, Dependence and Eeleanor lived on lot 13, 1st division, below Roy Witham's property. In 1808, he owned lot 58, 1st division.

      According to the census, in 1790, Dependence Colbath's family was the only Colbath family in Barnstead. There were nine people in the household; two males over 16, one under 16, and 6 females (one would have been Eleanor). So, Dependence probably had 2 sons and 5 daughters, although birth records have proved impossible to find. Unforunately, many of Barnstead's records were lost in a fire, so these may have been among them.
    • There are many online trees that connect George Colbath, son of Pitman Colbath, with a marriage to a woman named Jane and 4 daughters. These trees also indicate that George died in Barnstead in 1843. The problem is that I can find zero evidence of any of this other than a Betsey C. (Colbath) Garland, widow, born in 1794, who died in Medland, MA in 1863 of a lightning strike, and her parents are listed as George and Jane.

      Now, there is a Betsey C. Colbath among the four daughters attributed to George Colbath, but she was living with her son Isaac Garland in Gilmanton, NH in both 1850 and 1860. It is possible that she had moved to Medland or was visiting Medland in 1863 when this lightning strike killed her, but it is also quite possible that her parents names were listed incorrectly.

      Also, I can find no evidence that George, son of Pitman Garland, had any connection with Barnstead. He didn't actually die in Barnstead in 1843, he died in Portsmouth in 1853. Also, if he ever married a woman named Jane, there is no record of it. In fact, the Portsmouth Athenaeum (The Athenæum houses an outstanding collection of documents and artifacts relating to local history. It also preserves what is undoubtedly the finest collection in the state of materials relating to the history of New Hampshire’s only major seaport.) has a record for George (https://athenaeum.pastperfectonline.com/byperson?keyword=Colbath%2C%20George%2C%20c1759-1853) in which it attributes no children and lists him as unmarried (with a question mark).

      The other daughters attributed to him are Jane Colbath born in 1782 in Barnstead, who married Daniel Sherburne.

      Also a Hannah Colbath born in 1792 who married an Ezra Straw. They moved to Ohio and Hannah died theire in 1886. She was born in Portsmouth according to her obituary, but was married in Barnstead.However, Ezra was born in Barnstead, so this may account for that fact.

      Finally, there is my ancestor Sarah Sally Colbath, born in 1789 in Barnstead, who married Ebenezer Adams Jr. of Barnstead in 1805, and died in Portsmouth in 1864. Ebenezer died in 1820 leaving her with young children to raise, and she never remarried, It would have been very difficult for a single mother in those years, so it makes complete sense that she moved her family to Portsmouth where there would have been more work than in Barnstead.

      There are a few issues in resolving all of these inconsistencies, and the most significant is that the early vital records from Barnstead were lost in a fire. The second is that most of the early founding families of Barnstead had family ties in the Portsmouth/Newington areas, and I've found a lot of fluidity among them.

      In my tree I have left George "married" to Jane, but only for research purposes, and have listed the four daughters I found in online trees. I have also listed Jane and Sarah Sally with Dependence and Eleanor, again, to aid with research, as explained below.

      It is my belief that Jane and Sarah Sally were**very** likely the daughters of Dependence Colbath and Eleanor Walker. Dependence is from a branch of the family that was well established in Barnstead. He was, in fact, the only Colbath listed as a head of family in Barnstead in 1790 and the 1790 census lists them as having 2 sons and 5 daughters. We know they had one daughter Lydia, born in 1788 and died (unmarried) in 1832. She is buried with her parents in Barnstead. The two sons, it is believed were John and Dependence/Independence Jr. The names of the other four daughters living in 1790 are lost. As stated, I believe that two of them are Jane and Sarah Sally.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1667] Ancestry.com, 1830 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), 1830; Census Place: Barnstead, Strafford, New Hampshire; Series: M19; Roll: 78; Page: 4; Family History Library Film: 0337931.
      1830 United States Federal Census      		 1830 United States Federal Census


    2. [S1442] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    3. [S1498] Ancestry.com, U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;).
      U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783      		 U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783


    4. [S1662] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    5. [S1661] Ancestry.com, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).
      The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011      		 The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011


    6. [S1927] Ancestry.com, New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), American Archives (Series), 1774-1777 - Excerpts; Author: Force, Peter; Publication Place: Washington, D.C.; Publisher: Peter Force; Page Number: 875.

    7. [S1745] Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1999;).

    8. [S58] Ancestry.com, 1810 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1810; Census Place: Barnstead, Strafford, New Hampshire; Roll: 25; Page: 526; Image: 00518; Family History Library Film: 0218686.
      1810 United States Federal Census      		 1810 United States Federal Census


    9. [S1928] Ancestry.com, U.S. Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Soldiers who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War; Record Group Title: War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records; Record Group Number: 93; Series Number: M881.
      U.S. Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783      		 U.S. Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783


    10. [S2520] Ancestry.com, U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;).
      U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783      		 U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783


    11. [S2467] Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, U.S., Revolutionary War Records, 1675-1835, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2021;).
      New Hampshire, U.S., Revolutionary War Records, 1675-1835      		 New Hampshire, U.S., Revolutionary War Records, 1675-1835


    12. [S2466] Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, U.S., Government Petitions, 1700-1826, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2021;), New Hampshire Department of State; Concord, New Hampshire; New Hampshire Petitions.
      New Hampshire, U.S., Government Petitions, 1700-1826      		 New Hampshire, U.S., Government Petitions, 1700-1826


    13. [S1221] Ancestry.com, U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;).
      U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900      		 U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900


    14. [S2466] Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, U.S., Government Petitions, 1700-1826, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2021;), New Hampshire Department of State; Concord, New Hampshire; New Hampshire Petitions.
      New Hampshire, U.S., Government Petitions, 1700-1826      		 New Hampshire, U.S., Government Petitions, 1700-1826


    15. [S2466] Ancestry.com, New Hampshire, U.S., Government Petitions, 1700-1826, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2021;), New Hampshire Department of State; Concord, New Hampshire; New Hampshire Petitions.
      New Hampshire, U.S., Government Petitions, 1700-1826      		 New Hampshire, U.S., Government Petitions, 1700-1826


    16. [S1733] Ancestry.com, 1790 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Barnstead, Strafford, New Hampshire; Series: M637; Roll: 5; Page: 366; Family History Library Film: 0568145.
      1790 United States Federal Census      		 1790 United States Federal Census


    17. [S2119] Ancestry.com, The history of the Sinclair family in Europe and America, for eleven hundred years, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT; Date: 2005;).
      dvm_GenMono000500-00085-1.jpg      		 dvm_GenMono000500-00085-1.jpg


    18. [S3418] Findagrave, (Location: Barnstead, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA; Date: 28 Jul 1838;), Independence “Dependance” Colbath 28 Jul 1838.
      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57532109/independence-colbath
      Burial      		 Burial


    19. [S1190] The New Hampshire Genealogical Record : an Illustrated Quarterly Magazine Devoted to Genealogy, History, and Biography : Official Organ of the New Hampshire Genealogical Society (volume 3), July 1905-April 1906, Page 8 of book, Page 24/276 digitized.
      1773. Nev. 2o. Mr Depemlance Cool broth of Newington
      & Mrs Elionar Walker wr marryed.


Go to Top